Nashville SC’s unbeaten home record sets the key question against Philadelphia Union

The defining contrast: home strength versus away resistance

Nashville SC take a 15-match unbeaten home record into Thursday’s Major League Soccer regular-season Round 32 meeting with Philadelphia Union at Geodis Park. Nashville’s home record is 14 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 45 goals scored and 12 conceded across those home games.

Philadelphia’s away record is 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. The Union have scored 34 goals in their away games but conceded 32, and have kept 1 away clean sheet. The central question is whether that attacking output can trouble a Nashville side that has conceded 12 goals at home this season.

Form and the provisional Eastern Conference table

In the supplied 31-match recent-form sample, Nashville’s most recent listed result is a draw, while Philadelphia’s is a loss. The provisional Eastern Conference standings place Nashville #1 with 70 points from 31 games, including 21 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. Philadelphia are #6 with 46 points from 31 games, including 13 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses. Nashville are 24 points ahead.

Player availability before kickoff

Nashville list O. Presthus as missing with a lower-body injury and F. Camara as questionable with a lower-body injury. Philadelphia list M. Iloski as missing with a muscle injury, while J. Bueno is questionable with a hamstring injury and C. Sullivan with an ankle injury.

Can Philadelphia’s 34-goal away attack find a way through Nashville’s 12-goal home defence?